Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Mesothelioma News 9/21/2005

Find Out What Mesothelioma Is

Read the guide to learn more about Mesothelioma, cancer of the mesothelium, and symptoms. [PRWEB Sep 18, 2005]

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Mesothelioma Resource - Symptoms, Treatments And Legal Advice Launched.

(PRWEB) September 18, 2005 -- Mesothelioma is a rare form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart... usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust.

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Asbestos death widow's payout

A woman whose husband died of an asbestos-related condition through his job at a prison is to receive compensation.

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Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Scott Summy to Speak at the 67th Annual Ohio Section American Water Works Conference

Scott Summy, an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., will speak at the American Water Works Association Ohio Sections Annual Conference held today in Columbus, Ohio. Summy will deliver a presentation about ground water contamination cases. [PRWEB Sep 21, 2005]

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New State Law May Nix Asbestos Cases

Lawyers are gearing up for a constitutional challenge to a new state law that could remove nearly 3,000 asbestos cases from Georgia dockets. The law was designed to stem a tide of out-of-state claims, according to the measure's primary sponsor.

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New State Law May Nix Asbestos Cases

Lawyers are gearing up for a constitutional challenge to a new state law that could remove nearly 3,000 asbestos cases from Fulton County dockets.

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ILO: Asbestos kills 100,000 globally a year; work woes claim 5,000 a day

GENEVA (Kyodo) Hazardous substances cause an estimated 440,000 worker deaths each year, with asbestos alone killing some 100,000 worldwide, the International Labor Organization said in a report Sunday.

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My Life's a Postcode Lottery

Dying industrial workers across Teesside are being denied life- prolonging treatment because of a "health postcode lottery", it was claimed today.

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Texas asbestos/silica litigation gets dose of legislative medicine

In 1991, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist found that the asbestos litigation problem had "reached critical dimensions" and was "getting worse." The U.S. Supreme Court, in opinions in 1997 and again in 1999, urged Congress to solve the problem created by the "elephantine mass" of asbestos litigation.

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Asbestos Kills 100,000 Workers Worldwide Annually: ILO

GENEVA, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Hazardous substances cause the deaths of an estimated 440,000 workers each year, with asbestos alone killing some 100,000 workers worldwide, Kyodo News Agency reported Monday based on a report by International Labour Organization.

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